Produce evidence on assassination allegation or face arrest, Group warns Natasha
A Public Accountability and Governance Advocacy Group, the Executive Watchdog, has given Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan a seven-day ultimatum to provide evidence of the assassination attempt brought against Senate President Godswill Akpabio.
The group, in a statement issued by its spokesman, Mr Fidelis Ella, on Sunday in Abuja, urged security agencies to arrest Akpoti-Uduaghan if she failed to produce the evidence within the seven days period.
The group described the assassination claim as “reckless, unfounded and deeply injurious to democratic integrity.
Ella called on Akpabio’s legal team to subpoena the Inspector-General of Police (I-G) to obtain the original petition submitted by Akpoti-Uduaghan.
He said the idea was to ensure that if such a serious accusation was made, it must not be left to public speculation but addressed within the bounds of the law.
Ella said Akpoti-Uduaghan”s public conduct reveals “a pattern not merely of libel, but of calculated subversion,” warning that it threatens the fabric of public trust and democratic governance.
“At this point, this has gone far beyond criminal defamation. It is an affront to the principle that truth must precede judgment,” he said.
Ella called for accountability and restraint in public discourse, adding that the integrity of institutions could not be sacrificed on the altar of political sensationalism.
He said Akpoti-Uduaghan has yet to provide material evidence to support her assassination allegation.
He pledged the committment of the group to continue to monitor the situation and advocate for responsible civic engagement and truth-based leadership.
Akpabio denies allegation
Meanwhile, Godswill Akpabio, via his media aide Eseme Eyibo, has described the accusation as malicious and false.
“This outrageous accusation is not only false but a complete fabrication and deeply irresponsible and dangerous attempt to provoke public unrest, attract media attention, and discredit the person and office of the President of the Senate for ulterior motives,” the Senate president’s aide said in a statement on Friday.
“It is important to remind the public that this same individual had previously made an unsubstantiated accusation of sexual harassment against Senator Akpabio—a claim she seems to have abandoned without explanation. Having failed to gain traction with that narrative, she has now escalated her campaign of misinformation to a deadly and defamatory dimension.
